Noctuid Moths Page 1 (sps # 8289-8879)
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Noctuidae
Noctuids or owlet moths are a family of robustly built moths and is the largest family of Lepidoptera. Many noctuids are drab in color most of which having brown colors however there are some brightly colored species. Catacoline Noctuids are drab on the forewing but their hindwins are brightly colored or are patterned with white or yellow (such as in the Melipotis genus) Most noctuids are rapid in flight and fly at night and are usually attracted to artificial lights. Many noctuids feed on flowers. Some species are readily attracted to rutting fruit. We use an apple/banana mix with sugar and water during the dry months. This is a very effective way to find unusually seen species.
32mm
8316– Orgyia leucostigma,
White Marked Tussock Moth
24mm
8339– Simplicia cornicalis
8360 – Macrochilo orciferalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20mm
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
24mm
24mm
8368 – Tetanolita floridana, Florida Tetanolita Moth
8370 – Bleptina caradrinalis
8370.a - Bleptina sps
8578 – Antiblemma filarial
24mm
8370.a - Bleptina
24mm
8370.a - Bleptina sps
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
24mm
8370.1 – Bleptina araealis
24mm
8371 - Bleptina inferior
23mm
8393 – Lascoria ambigualis
21mm
8398– Palthis asopialis,
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth
13mm
8433 - Sigela penumbrata
8448.1 - Hypena subidalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20mm
8457– Hypena minualis, Sooty Bomolocha Moth
28mm
8467.a – Hemeroplanis
undescribed sp
19mm
8488– Hormoschista latipalpis, Double-lined Brown Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
25mm
8500– Metalectra quadrisignata, Four-spotted Fungus Moth
27mm
8525 - Phyprosopis calitrichoides,
Curve-lined Owlet Moth
33mm
8542.7 – Gonodonta dispar
Photo by:
Jim Troubridge
33mm
8549– Anomis luridula
40mm
8556 – Litoprosopus futilis,
Palmetto Borer Moth
40mm
8560 – Diphthera festiva,
Hieroglyphic Moth
Photo by:
Jim Troubridge
34mm
8571.1– Eulepidotis striaepuncta
34mm
8574 – Anticarsia gemmatalis,
Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth
24mm
8578 - Antiblemma filaria
40mm
8585.2 – Epidromia pannosa
35mm
8586 – Massala obvertens
40mm
8599 – Melipotis fasciolaris
38mm
8605– Melipotis contorta
43mm
8610 – Melipotis acontioides,
Royal Poinciana Moth
50mm
8643 – Boryzops purissima
50mm
8645 – Hemeroblemma opigena male
23mm
8650 – Tyrissa multilinea
29mm
8655 – Lesmone formularis
Photo by:
JimTroubridge
28mm
8662– Coxina cinctipalpis
22mm
8676.1– Toxonprucha n. sp.
50mm
8686.a – Zale n. sp. male
50mm
8689 - Zale lunata,
Lunate Zale Moth
55mm
8722 - Ophisma tropicalis
Photo by:
Jim Troubridge
47mm
8744 – Mocis marcida,
Withered Mocis Moth
34mm
8749 – Ptichoides vinculum,
Black-tipped Ptichodis Moth
30mm
8376 – Hypenula cacuminalis, Long-horned Owlet Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
23mm
8395– Lascoria alucitalis
14mm
8402.1– Macristis geminipunctalis
13mm
8433.1 - Sigela n. sp.
Photo by:
Jim Troubridge
30mm
8453– Hypena umbralis
20mm
8459– Hypena degesalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
19mm
8477.2 - Mursa phtisialis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20mm
8489– Ommatochila mundula, Ommatochila moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
17mm
8509– Arugisa lutea,
Common Arugisa Moth
36mm
8540 – Gonodonta nutrix,
Citrus Fruit-piercing Moth
66mm
8543 – Eudocima apta,
Fruit-piercing Moth
27mm
8551 – Anomis illita,
Okra Leafroller Moth
50mm
8557 – Litoprosopus bahamensis,
Bahamian Palm Owlet Moth
23mm
8561 – Janseodes melanospila
32mm
8571.2– Eulepidotis
merricki
33mm
Photo by:
Jim Troubridge
8575– Azeta repugnalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
33mm
8582– Ephyrodes cacata
40mm
8585.3 – Epidromia rotundata
38mm
8589 – Panopoda repanda
35mm
8603 – Melipotis januaris
38mm
8606 – Melipotis prolata,
Prolata Melipotis Moth
Photo by:
Jim Troubridge
32mm
8612– Panula inconstans
54mm
8644 – Orodesma apicina
110mm
8647 – Thysania zenobia,
Owl Moth, White Witch Moth
24mm
8650.a – Tyrissa sps.
25mm
8658 – Selenisa sueroides,
Pale-edged Selenisa Moth
Photo by:
JimTroubridge
26mm
25mm
8391.1 - Carteris lineata
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
23mm
8396– Lascoria orneodalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
17mm
8431 – Schrankia macula
Black-spotted Schrankia Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
8441 – Hypena manalis
Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth
27mm
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
28mm
8454.1– Hypena vetustalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
30mm
8465– Hypena scabra, Green Cloverworm Moth
18mm
8480 – Phytometra ernestina,
Ernestina's Moth
28mm
8498 – Isogona scindens
35mm
8517 – Palpidia pallidior
42mm
8542.1– Gonodonta bidens
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
27mm
8545– Anomis erosa,
Yellow Scallop Moth
27mm
8553 – Anomis editrix
40mm
8559.97 – Litoprosopus n. sp.
27mm
8562 – Concana mundissima
29mm
8573 – Metallata absumens,
Variable Metallata Moth
29mm
8577 - Antiblemma rufinans
35mm
8584 – Syllectra erycata
33mm
8585.4 - Manbuta pyraliformis
35mm
8598 - Melipotis perpendicularis
42mm
8604 – Melipotis famelica
40mm
8607 – Melipotis jucunda,
Merry Melipotis Moth
47mm
8642 – Hypocala andremona,
Hypocala Moth
52mm
8645 – Hemeroblemma opigena female
159mm
8649 – Ascalapha odorata,
The Black Witch Moth
30mm
8653 – Lesmone hinna
27mm
8661.1 – Elousa albicans
8669– Kakopoda progenes
Photo by:
JimTroubridge
34mm
8683 – Pseudanthracia coracias,
Pseudanthracia Moth
52mm
8686.a – Zale n. sps. female
8689.1 - Zale sps.
45mm
8722.1 - Mimophisma forbesi
42mm
46mm
8684 – Zale exhausta
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
47mm
8687 - Zale fictilis
36mm
8694 - Zale aeruginosa
40mm
8743 – Mocis latipes,
Small Mocis Moth
8746.1 – Mocis cubana
42mm
8746– Mocis disseverans,
Yellow Mocis Moth
28mm
8750.1– Ptichodis immunis